Removable lining for closets



Aug. 26, 1924. 1,506,566

W. R. COFFEE REMOVABLE LINING FOR CLOSE'I'S Filed Sept. 18, 1922 564% ig 3 w z zzyr/ flz. 60/

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UNITED STATES WILLIAM RICHARDSON COFFEE, 07E BR-QOKLYN, NEW YORK.

REMOVABLE DINING FOB CLOSE'IS.

Application filed September 18, 1922.

T 0 all whom it may concern.

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM R. COFFEE, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Removable Lining for Closets, of which the following is a full, clear, and eX- act description.

This invention relates to improvements in linings for closets, and has particular ref erence to a removable lining designed to protect garments against insects, such as moths.

In the construction of buildings, particularly apartment houses, it is becoming cus tomary to provide cedar lined closets as a part of the standard equipment. Heretofore it has been necessary to have a carpenter or one skilled in the art construct the lining by cutting and fitting the material on the premises. This practice has been found to be very expensive, due not only to the cost of the labor involved, but also to an excessive amount of waste occasioned in constructing and fitting the lining which is permanently secured in the closet and cannot be removed without defacing the wall of said closet and possibly the lining itself.

An object of the present invention is to overcome the above mentioned objections by providing removable linings which may be made in standard sizes, thus enabling the article to be produced for direct sale to users with a minimum waste of material and at a greatly reduced cost.

Another object is to so construct the lining that the same may be readily placed in position within a closet and in engagement with the side and rear Walls thereof.

The above and other objects will appear more clearly from the following detail description, when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, which illustrates a preferred embodiment of the inventive idea.

In the drawing Figure 1 is a plan view of the lining constructed in accordance with the invention; and

Figure 2 is a transverse sectional view showing the lining mounted within a closet.

In the ordinary construction of closets the space between the side walls is generally of greater width than the door frame, such construction rendering it difficult to place Serial No. 588,898.

any article within the closet which is of a width substantially equal to that of the closet. It is, therefore, proposed in the present invention to construct the lining so that the same may be readily positioned. within the closet without encountering the difliculty above mentioned. T 0 this end the lining comprises a rear frame, generally indicated by the numeral 3 and the side frames 4, each of which is preferably of rectangular formation, the side frames being pivotally connected to adjacent vertical edges of the rear frame in any desired manner, such as by hinges 5. In order that the lining may be readily inserted into the closet through the door openings which is closed by the door 6, said door and its opening being of less width than the width of the closet, the rear frame 3 is preferably made of two sections 7, which are also pivotally connectet, as at 8. It will be obvious that by reason of the pivotal connection between the sections 7 of the frame 3 and between the latter frame and the frames 4 the lining may be first folded so as to occupy a minimum space and then inserted through the door opening, after which said lining may be unfolded to assume the position shown in Figure 2 with the sections of the rear frame engaging the rear wall of the closet and the frames 4 engaging the side walls thereof.

Each section of the frame 3 and the frames 4L is provided with a panel 9 made of cedar, which is generally recognized as a material for lining closets and the like to protect garments placed therein against moths.

It will be apparent from the foregoing that the linings may be made in various standard sizes so that the same may be manufactured at a minimum cost and thus sold directly to users instead of requiring the services of a carpenter for constructing and fit-ting the lining.

What is claimed is:

its a new article of manufacture, a removable lining for closets and the like, including a plurality of hingedly connected frames combined to form a unit insertable into a closet and engageable with the side and rear walls thereof, and a panel for each frame formed of insect repelling material.

WILLIAM RICHARDSiON COFFEE. 

